What would you do if your life was a web of lies?
Thirty-two-year-old celebrity, Sheetal Dhanraj, is married to millionaire Rakesh Dhanraj and mother to their eight-year-old son. The women of Raigun, India, envy Sheetal's good fortune and ability to balance career, marriage, motherhood and uphold Indian values to perfection.
However, behind the closed doors of the marble Dhanraj palace Sheetal yearns for love but is trapped in an abusive and unfaithful marriage. A pawn in the Dhanraj's web of deceit, Sheetal denies the silent suffering like a good Indian wife because her reputation is tied to her husband's. Then a chance-meeting with her former college sweetheart shatters Sheetal's world and her faith. Her marriage overturns. Her son's life is in jeopardy. In a race against time, Sheetal and her son must escape the Dhanraj's tyranny or forever be imprisoned in games of fate and death.
"Anju's phenomenal Winds of Fire Series returns with Once And For All, and this time, it's Downton Abbey meets Sleeping with the Enemy but set in India! I tore through the pages. Anju's sublime prose creates a truly visceral reading experience, making India come alive with all its sights, smells, and sounds. And the story itself...you better strap in and prepare because you're in for an unforgettable ride!"-Barbara Bos, Managing Editor, BooksByWomen.org
"Anju Gattani's second book in her Winds of Fire series is going to be a sensational blockbuster. I was shocked, surprised, and so engaged I was on the edge of my seat. Five Diamonds in the Pulpwood Queen tiara, has always been my highest mark but this read, the blaze of diamonds sparkling will have you searching for your sunglasses! -Kathy L. Murphy, The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation
"Once And For All is a stunning and brilliant sequel in Gattani's Winds of Fire series. Powerful, emotional, it challenges the traditions that keep women in their secondary place and gives a voice to women seeking freedom." - USA Today Bestseller Lauren Smith
"How much can one woman endure before her world breaks into pieces forever? This is the question Anju Gattani asks of her marvelous protagonist in Once and For All, the gripping follow-up to Dynasties. Modern India provides a vivid and fascinating backdrop to the drama-all told with an unflinching eye toward emotional truth and psychological depth. Highly recommended!"-David Corbett, award-winning author of The Truth Against the World
"A page turner full of iron-wrought power, captivating characters and immersive storytelling... Anju Gattani's second novel in her Winds of Fire series keeps us on edge to a cliffhanger ending."-Kathryn Brown Ramsperger, Award-winning Novelist and Humanitarian Journalist
"A beautifully written tale of sacrifice and longing that will captivate readers until the very end. Gattani writes with her whole heart."-Rochelle B. Weinstein, Bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends
"Once And For All by Anju Gattani is a visceral and compelling tale of privilege and pretense, where the glittering surface conceals the searing truth beneath. As secrets unravel, Sheetal's journey becomes the ultimate quest for liberation in the face of overwhelming odds. With a plot that amps up the tension as it weaves intrigue, Once And For All is a page-turner that draws readers into its world."-Veena Rao, Award-winning author
"A story rich in cultural detail and complete with the lush language and intense chemistry between characters that readers have come to expect from Anju Gattani. Once And For All spirals an emotionally abusive relationship to a level of self-destruction that you will never forget."-Barbara Conrey, USA Today bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye
"The author deftly reveals the opulent lifestyle of the upper echelon of Indian society, but it is tempered with an undercurrent of painful secrets. What a page-turning read!"-Bobbi Kornblit, author of Red Carpet Rivals and Shelter from the Texas Heat